The following information shows the result of the orbit fit based on Gary Bernstein's method. Most of the information should be self-explanatory. Take special note that while the original Bernstein software works with barycentric coordinates, we convert these results into a heliocentric coordinate system.
# Object: 14QH562 # Created Fri Nov 22 02:09:58 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 16 observations of 16 # Arc: 4.08y # First observation: 2014/08/16 # Last observation: 2018/09/15 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000238 0.031310 -0.000081 0.001715 0.029663 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 4.78 DOF: 26 RMS: 0.10 # Min/Max residuals: -0.27 0.17 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.630653E-05 3.119142E-02 8.473929E-07 1.750925E-03 2.878096E-02 -1.162856E-03 # Covariance matrix: 7.7181E-13 -8.7846E-14 -8.3370E-14 -2.2559E-14 1.0399E-12 -3.4644E-13 -8.7846E-14 5.9738E-13 -8.8812E-14 3.2449E-14 8.6321E-13 4.4951E-12 -8.3370E-14 -8.8812E-14 3.3485E-13 -1.1351E-13 -3.1343E-13 -6.4705E-13 -2.2559E-14 3.2449E-14 -1.1351E-13 6.1912E-14 1.7772E-16 2.9928E-13 1.0399E-12 8.6321E-13 -3.1343E-13 1.7772E-16 3.5416E-12 6.0168E-12 -3.4644E-13 4.4951E-12 -6.4705E-13 2.9928E-13 6.0168E-12 3.8164E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -32.171203 -39.684859 -0.049234 -0.539898 -0.858520 2456885.725498 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456880.5000 = 2014/08/11 Mean Anomaly: 331.35624 +/- 0.121 Argument of Peri: 308.12448 +/- 0.142 Long of Asc Node: 44.09226 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 31.45951 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.06924923 +/- 0.0002 Semi-Major Axis: 37.86121205 +/- 0.0099 Time of Perihelion: 2463650.9521 +/- 28.5 Perihelion: 35.23935218 +/- 0.0124 Aphelion: 40.48307192 +/- 0.0135 Period (y) 232.9700 +/- 0.09 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 23.44341254 +/- 0.0015 Ecliptic Y -19.38825516 +/- 0.0012 Ecliptic Z -18.50008266 +/- 0.0012 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00188600 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00228232 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00020001 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 35.60549239 +/- 0.0013 Geocenter to KBO 34.74519863 +/- 0.0023 # Hcoef: 7.94
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14QH562. The first three columns show the date of observation. The next six columns are RA and DEC. The next column (when provided) is the observed magnitude and filter. The next column is the object name (14QH562) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 08 16.22472 22 25 44.393 -44 42 36.54 23.4i 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2014 09 16.13860 22 22 00.140 -44 51 11.24 23.2g 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2014 09 26.11852 22 20 54.724 -44 50 15.19 23.6r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2015 09 13.13805 22 31 06.885 -43 59 23.35 23.2r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2015 09 13.13943 22 31 06.869 -43 59 23.29 23.4i 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2015 09 13.14081 22 31 06.839 -43 59 23.51 24.1g 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 09 11.18806 22 39 45.519 -43 04 53.52 23.1z 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 09 24.11673 22 38 17.787 -43 05 32.80 23.4i 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 09 24.11812 22 38 17.777 -43 05 32.81 23.6r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 09 24.11951 22 38 17.773 -43 05 32.92 24.2g 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 10 02.08774 22 37 28.447 -43 04 22.84 23.1r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2016 10 02.10152 22 37 28.363 -43 04 22.49 23.2i 14QH562 W84 C~52Tq 2017 09 11.17773 22 48 03.860 -42 08 00.94 22.7z 14QH562 W84 C~52Tr 2017 10 22.07672 22 44 03.726 -42 01 17.19 24.2r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tr 2018 09 15.22287 22 55 40.840 -41 09 41.79 23.3i 14QH562 W84 C~52Tr 2018 09 15.22423 22 55 40.833 -41 09 41.79 23.5r 14QH562 W84 C~52Tr
The following table shows the residuals to the orbit fit. The first coumn is the point number. The second column is the time, in years, measured from the first observation. The third and fifth columns are the regularized positions used in the orbit fit. The fourth and sixth columns are the residuals, in arc seconds, for RA and Dec respectively.
1 0.0000 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.02
2 0.0846 -2379.76 -0.10 550.31 -0.08
3 0.1120 -2988.15 0.00 892.64 0.09
4 1.0757 4246.14 0.05 815.52 -0.06
5 1.0757 4246.02 0.02 815.65 0.03
6 1.0757 4245.63 -0.27 815.60 -0.06
7 2.0725 10765.79 0.01 1146.34 0.15
8 2.1078 9895.32 0.08 1560.51 -0.00
9 2.1079 9895.22 0.06 1560.55 -0.01
10 2.1079 9895.13 0.06 1560.47 -0.14
11 2.1297 9447.87 -0.00 1873.37 -0.08
12 2.1297 9447.22 0.06 1874.11 0.07
13 3.0717 17260.40 -0.24 1505.24 0.13
14 3.1837 15105.40 0.06 3159.14 0.04
15 4.0821 23506.82 0.01 1980.60 -0.05
16 4.0821 23506.75 0.05 1980.64 -0.05
The following table comes from a 10My integration of the orbit of the object. Three columns are shown. The first column is the result of integrating the nominal orbit. The other two columns are based on clones of the nominal orbit that are +/- 3 sigma from the nominal orbit. If all three types agree then the classificiation is deemed secure. The basis for these calculations is described in more detail in AJ, 129, 1117 (2005). Any use made of these calculations should refer to and credit this publication and the Deep Ecliptic Survey Team.
14QH562 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 38.020 38.048 37.991 ecceobj 0.074 0.075 0.074 incobj 31.487 31.487 31.487 qmin 34.689 34.643 34.652 qmax 41.595 41.692 41.582 amean 38.050 38.084 38.022 amin 37.766 37.794 37.745 amax 38.359 38.395 38.325 emean 0.070 0.072 0.070 emin 0.056 0.057 0.055 emax 0.085 0.087 0.085 imean 30.442 30.438 30.438 imin 29.970 29.943 29.943 imax 30.938 30.939 30.942 excite_mean 0.512 0.512 0.511 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.725 2.725 2.725 libcent 0 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 0 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 1 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 1 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 2 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 2 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 3 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 3 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 4 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 4 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 kozaimean 175.5 178.7 175.6 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9